On Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers made a very Dodger-like announcement. It was announced that the Dodgers will kickoff the 2024 regular season against the San Diego Padres for a two game series in Seoul, South Korea on March 20 and 21, 2024. The two-game set will be considered home games for Dodger President and CEO Stan Kasten‘s team

“The Dodgers have a long and proud history of helping to grow the game abroad, highlighted by our trips to Mexico, China and Australia,” Kasten said in the announcement. “It’s very exciting to add Korea to the list. I know our players are thrilled to put their talents on display in a country so rich with baseball tradition and talent, including former Dodgers Chan Ho Park, Hee-Seop Choi and Hyun-Jin Ryu.”

For the Dodgers, this will mark their first international trip since playing the Padres in Monterrey, Mexico in 2018. They also played the Arizona the Diamondbacks in Sydney, Australia in the 2014 season opener, an exhibition game against the Chinese Professional Baseball League All-Stars in Taiwan in 2010, an exhibition game against the Padres in Beijing, China in 2008, an exhibition game against the New York Mets in Mexico City in 2003, and an exhibition game against the the Montreal Expos in San Juan and Bayamon, Puerto Rico in 1988.

Major League Baseball also announced on Wednesday that there will be games next season in Mexico City (Astros vs. Rockies, April 27-28) and the Dominican Republic (Rays vs. Red Sox, March 9-10), this in addition to the previously announced London Series (Mets vs. Phillies, June 8-9).

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